Will anyone else teach their child that the Robin Hood story is disgusting and immoral?

Question

Robbing from the rich is THEFT. No if's and's or but's.

You need to WORK for yourself and then you will succeed.

Isn't that a better lesson than the hideous socialistic stealing implicit in the tale?

Well?

Aww pip, how cute. That's why you won't be raising my child. Fighting corruption by corrupt behavior is corrupt itself.

Brad, lol. Food indeed!

caldude, why on earth did you LEAP to censorship? kneejerk response.

Answer 1

Too funny. And I like the one responder referencing John Gault. Libs should really read Atlas Shrugged.

Also, parents should teach their children that Bambi is food, and so is Thumper. Animals do not talk, and they don't have souls. THEY'RE FOOD!

Answer 2

Of course, the times and situations were different. The rich then had done nothing to earn their wealth other than being born into it. They maintained it by oppressing and using those below them. There was no way to seek redress from the government, and no way to raise your station. What was taken did not turn the rich into the poor, did not deprive them of anything they had attained through fair methods or their own hard work, and simply helped the poor to survive. What would you tell your children is the proper response to injustice when the law will take no action? Do you tell them that the Boston Tea Party was an illegal act that should have lead to the perpetrators being punished?

Answer 3

I read Howard Pyle's compilation of Robin Hood's adventures with his merry men and I thought that it was some of the funniest stuff I ever read. I would recommend it to anyone. Most of those from whom he stole were rich because they were the benefactors of inheritance, price gouging or unfair taxes. None of those from whom he stole were rich from hard work. Now that might not make theft from the rich morally right, but they were good stories.

Answer 4

I will teach them that its morally wrong to stop a bad man from stealing and extorting from the general population in the name of the law.

I would educate him more to be like the sherrif, who has no moral value, kills people on a whim, self-centered, and greedy. Robin hood is a bad man, he is the.. CHUPAKABRA !?


there happy?

Answer 5

hmm.. an interesting take... I for one would have pointed out the importance of fighting corruption inherent in the tale... rather than trying to scare them into a "Think like me" mentality... but that's just me.

Edit: lets just hope you don't procreate then.

Answer 6

Geez, fall off your high horse already.

Are we going to censor the story of Hanzel and Gretel next, since it is against the law to burn children in an oven?

Answer 7

Absolutely, and thank you for the question John Gault.

Answer 8

Robin Hood was like O.J.: He was looking for bad guys to rob, and he was the bad guy, all the time. "Robbin' (in the) 'Hood," more like it.

Answer 9

Its just a story.

Answer 10

Robbing the corrupt rich who are enslaving people is wrong?
So just accept slavery and don't fight back?
NO THANKS YOU, I WILL FIGHT BACK BY ANY MEAN NECCESSARY.